Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-03-18
"THE TWO ORPHANS"
ny GEORGE II. SCOTT.


Blecker.street car with my friend William
A. Martin, something occurred that stop
ped the car. On the sidewalk, "taking in
the situation" stood two of the worst spec
linens of the work of the saloon | ever be-
held. Their hats were banged in, and
their noses carried red danger-signals
black marks anu scratches decorated their
faces their coats were shori, with the
collars pinned up around their necks for
the purpose Of concealing the fact that
they had no shirts "high-water" pants
and shoes with heels all on one side, COM
pleted their picture. From lh,ir woe-be-
gone looks you would have thought they
were "iixcd up to order" for the purpose of
making people laugh. On fence close by
was theatrical hill, on which was prin-
ted the name OF n popular play at that time
THE Two Orphans" Behind the car
unable TO make further progress, was u
butcher-cart, in which were two young
men.
All at once one OF the young men called
out TO the passengers in the car: "LOOk
at The ttOo orphans out for a patk " The pas.
sengers grasped the idea In an instant, and
have seldom heard such hearty laughter.
The Two Orphans" didn't laugh, but
gazed on the Spectators as solemnly as il
they had been two night-owls. An hour
ago | saw two similar twins in distress,
with dirty faces, tattered garments, and
toes sticking out OF their shoes, asking each
other: (which Of us will gel fros, bitten
first ?" The first thought tha, struck me
was? "Why, here are two more orphans r.
How often have those Bleecker-sIree,
orphans come 10 my mind But there are
other orphans. Hundreds OF genuine or
plians may be seen on the sidewalks of
that very street. The city Oi New York
contains many thousands, made 20 by the
drink demon.
Yet heard DIR. Crosby say at the At-
cademy of Music, Brooklyn, that high
license il the only practical thing AT pre-
sent, IA you cannot prohibit. II thought
now. What can't stop the slaughter of
the innocents? Cnn't enforce law? Are
the respectable American people so COW
ardly that they are willing 10 say 10 the
saloon keepers: "G0 on we are afraid Of
you"
| Who are these men who rule ns? They
are mostly II gang OF imported lawess
creatures, yet they are backed by the votes
of American citizens! Deprive them of
this hacking, snd they soon would be
compelle d TO hide their heads.
A vote cast for the system ia vote for
more orphans. don't care whether it il
put to the ballot bo1 by Republican or
Democrat.
A few days ago read in The daily news
papers that II father got drunk, jumped
out OF window and was killed. Some
may say mot mnch loss" BIT he had
never'dying soul, and the paragraph
concluded thus: "Ie had wife dying
with consumption, and six chil,licn."
More orphans.
Who wants 10 be n partner in the or
phan making business. I'll write ghe
firms name; LIQuoR MAKER, SELLER
& VOTER. And the Government il si-
lent partner, receiving more "boohlc" Than
any of them.
Am right in this or ia IT only dream ?
| wish il was the latter, LIS nn awful
business +! Some people think that the
angels III Heaven are watching our clions
on earth, hope nnt fnr they womld shed
rivers OF tears nj the sight Of church mem.
bers voting for this evil uf evils.
Don't tell me that the object of their
votes is TO regulate the traffic. Men have
made me sick, IN other days, hy proposing
10 license nm unmeni onnblp evil fur the
purpose II regulating il. Yom might NJ
we'll preach the fortrine OF regulating hell
by licensing birthstone.
| Christian men, why not trent this evil
as yon would amy other plague?
Smallpox freaks out in house, and
Immediately the officials inmigate the
building in order 10 destroy the germs of
the disease. The Government has not yet
succeeded in "bnllSiling small pox, hut
prohibition lns proven u great protection
against the evil.
Every saloon in America should be
| fumigaitd with an avalanche OF ballots.
They, and they alone, can pnIify these
pest holes.
A man told me he WAS "ClIrcl,. .Chris.
tain" IN repl, t1 my request That he would
vote he Prohibition ticket. lie was right,
Tor his vnie proved that he WAS noi q cit
izen Christian. You may say thai he was
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